Braden McGrath
@big-geek.net
IT/network guy near Cleveland, OH (personal acct). Mostly tech or car; occasional food, music, sports (🏒⚾️), or dog/cat stuff. Lapsed Pastafarian. *Rational* 🔫 fan; ✊🏿&🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally (he/him).
I'm not a huge fan of organized religion, often because of the hypocrisy. Rick is actually practicing what his book preaches, and I respect that, even if I still think the religion itself is ridiculous.
This is what good Christians are "supposed" to be doing
This is what good Christians are "supposed" to be doing
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'm not a huge fan of organized religion, often because of the hypocrisy. Rick is actually practicing what his book preaches, and I respect that, even if I still think the religion itself is ridiculous.
This is what good Christians are "supposed" to be doing
This is what good Christians are "supposed" to be doing
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Stop printing lies in the newspaper. There need to be consequences for printing lies in the newspaper. He literally says and believes exactly this, several times per day and on camera.
December 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Stop printing lies in the newspaper. There need to be consequences for printing lies in the newspaper. He literally says and believes exactly this, several times per day and on camera.
This is Indiana pulling Ohio-style garbage
December 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This is Indiana pulling Ohio-style garbage
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I propose a solution to our ongoing RAM shortage:
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I propose a solution to our ongoing RAM shortage:
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Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award
Also Boomers:
Also Boomers:
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award
Also Boomers:
Also Boomers:
@neorsd.org Tried to take E55th from 90 past your tunneling work there and it was closed with a detour. I didn't have time to read the digital signage; how long is this going to be closed?
If it's not related to your work I apologize for asking... can't find info about it anywhere else.
If it's not related to your work I apologize for asking... can't find info about it anywhere else.
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
@neorsd.org Tried to take E55th from 90 past your tunneling work there and it was closed with a detour. I didn't have time to read the digital signage; how long is this going to be closed?
If it's not related to your work I apologize for asking... can't find info about it anywhere else.
If it's not related to your work I apologize for asking... can't find info about it anywhere else.
At what point is a citizen allowed to defend themselves against this illegal stop and seizure? Car can run over plenty of ICE wankers.
ICE kidnapped a 17-year-old U.S. citizen named Christian Jimenez. Jimenez, a high school senior born in Newberg, Oregon, was driving on his school’s lunch break when ICE/CBP agents stopped his car, smashed his window, and abducted him on November 21, 2025.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
At what point is a citizen allowed to defend themselves against this illegal stop and seizure? Car can run over plenty of ICE wankers.
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This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.
I don't have a lot of followers so I doubt
this will go far, but: we have an adopted shelter cat (they think 4-5 y.o.) that only wants to play. Constantly, regardless of how much she was just played with previously.
The only time she wants love is when you're on the toilet. 🤷♂️
How to improve‽
this will go far, but: we have an adopted shelter cat (they think 4-5 y.o.) that only wants to play. Constantly, regardless of how much she was just played with previously.
The only time she wants love is when you're on the toilet. 🤷♂️
How to improve‽
October 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I don't have a lot of followers so I doubt
this will go far, but: we have an adopted shelter cat (they think 4-5 y.o.) that only wants to play. Constantly, regardless of how much she was just played with previously.
The only time she wants love is when you're on the toilet. 🤷♂️
How to improve‽
this will go far, but: we have an adopted shelter cat (they think 4-5 y.o.) that only wants to play. Constantly, regardless of how much she was just played with previously.
The only time she wants love is when you're on the toilet. 🤷♂️
How to improve‽
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Can't decide whether I'm more annoyed at the fact that our democracy is being severely eroded, or that the people doing the eroding are such complete and utter tools.
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Can't decide whether I'm more annoyed at the fact that our democracy is being severely eroded, or that the people doing the eroding are such complete and utter tools.
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y’all keep making fun of trump’s shitting video but it takes a strong man to admit that he’s reached the stage of life where he has no control of his bowels
October 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
y’all keep making fun of trump’s shitting video but it takes a strong man to admit that he’s reached the stage of life where he has no control of his bowels
With apologies to The Proclaimers:
"I would run eight-point-one-miles, and-a I would write words on the map / Just to be the man / who ran a bunch of miles / to fail to get the job"
"I would run eight-point-one-miles, and-a I would write words on the map / Just to be the man / who ran a bunch of miles / to fail to get the job"
October 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
With apologies to The Proclaimers:
"I would run eight-point-one-miles, and-a I would write words on the map / Just to be the man / who ran a bunch of miles / to fail to get the job"
"I would run eight-point-one-miles, and-a I would write words on the map / Just to be the man / who ran a bunch of miles / to fail to get the job"
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RediShell security flaw in Redis:
-remotely exploitable
-CVSSv3 10/10
-impacts all versions released over the past 13 years
-impacts 75% of cloud instances
www.wiz.io/blog/wiz-res...
redis.io/blog/securit...
-remotely exploitable
-CVSSv3 10/10
-impacts all versions released over the past 13 years
-impacts 75% of cloud instances
www.wiz.io/blog/wiz-res...
redis.io/blog/securit...
Wiz Finds Critical Redis RCE Vulnerability: CVE‑2025‑49844 | Wiz Blog
A 13‑year Redis flaw (CVE‑2025‑49844) allows attackers to escape Lua sandbox and run code on hosts. See Wiz Research’s analysis and mitigations.
www.wiz.io
October 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
RediShell security flaw in Redis:
-remotely exploitable
-CVSSv3 10/10
-impacts all versions released over the past 13 years
-impacts 75% of cloud instances
www.wiz.io/blog/wiz-res...
redis.io/blog/securit...
-remotely exploitable
-CVSSv3 10/10
-impacts all versions released over the past 13 years
-impacts 75% of cloud instances
www.wiz.io/blog/wiz-res...
redis.io/blog/securit...
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Saddened by the Guards loss today.
Maybe if our starter hadn't been pulled after 2.6 innings with only a single hit, for "lefty-righty" matchup silliness, we'd have done better?
Maybe if we hadn't played the same relievers who had been seen plenty in the previous 2 games?
I dunno 🤷♂️
Maybe if our starter hadn't been pulled after 2.6 innings with only a single hit, for "lefty-righty" matchup silliness, we'd have done better?
Maybe if we hadn't played the same relievers who had been seen plenty in the previous 2 games?
I dunno 🤷♂️
October 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Saddened by the Guards loss today.
Maybe if our starter hadn't been pulled after 2.6 innings with only a single hit, for "lefty-righty" matchup silliness, we'd have done better?
Maybe if we hadn't played the same relievers who had been seen plenty in the previous 2 games?
I dunno 🤷♂️
Maybe if our starter hadn't been pulled after 2.6 innings with only a single hit, for "lefty-righty" matchup silliness, we'd have done better?
Maybe if we hadn't played the same relievers who had been seen plenty in the previous 2 games?
I dunno 🤷♂️
Why the heck are so many iOS apps 300-500MB in size these days?
WTF is bloating the crap out of them?
Gmail: 633MB
Facebook: 374MB
Slack: 429.5MB
TikTok (which I never use so not sure why I installed it): 581.4MB
WTF is bloating the crap out of them?
Gmail: 633MB
Facebook: 374MB
Slack: 429.5MB
TikTok (which I never use so not sure why I installed it): 581.4MB
September 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Why the heck are so many iOS apps 300-500MB in size these days?
WTF is bloating the crap out of them?
Gmail: 633MB
Facebook: 374MB
Slack: 429.5MB
TikTok (which I never use so not sure why I installed it): 581.4MB
WTF is bloating the crap out of them?
Gmail: 633MB
Facebook: 374MB
Slack: 429.5MB
TikTok (which I never use so not sure why I installed it): 581.4MB
"If you see this, post a concert pic you took"
Less Than Jake, Blossom Music Center main stage (on Warped Tour), 2018-07-18
Less Than Jake, Blossom Music Center main stage (on Warped Tour), 2018-07-18
September 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"If you see this, post a concert pic you took"
Less Than Jake, Blossom Music Center main stage (on Warped Tour), 2018-07-18
Less Than Jake, Blossom Music Center main stage (on Warped Tour), 2018-07-18
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Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!
September 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!
Welp, this is broken (at least in ios26). Or the help text is poorly worded...
I am trying to make it hard to accidentally invoke the camera when grabbing phone from pocket.
Clicking camera button 2x in a screen-off state is launching the camera. 🤦♂️
I am trying to make it hard to accidentally invoke the camera when grabbing phone from pocket.
Clicking camera button 2x in a screen-off state is launching the camera. 🤦♂️
September 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Welp, this is broken (at least in ios26). Or the help text is poorly worded...
I am trying to make it hard to accidentally invoke the camera when grabbing phone from pocket.
Clicking camera button 2x in a screen-off state is launching the camera. 🤦♂️
I am trying to make it hard to accidentally invoke the camera when grabbing phone from pocket.
Clicking camera button 2x in a screen-off state is launching the camera. 🤦♂️
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I don't even care if saying this gets me banned from this service... One day, people who care about this country will start shooting these nazis (he's wearing an actual white power mask there) and I will have to try REALLY hard to feel the least bit bad when I see footage of them dead in the street.
Normal fucking country
September 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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It's absolutely disgusting what has become of the Republican party
This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
September 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It's absolutely disgusting what has become of the Republican party
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This is abhorrent.
America should not tolerate a president relishing in Pinochet-style rule over our own citizens.
America should not tolerate a president relishing in Pinochet-style rule over our own citizens.
September 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is abhorrent.
America should not tolerate a president relishing in Pinochet-style rule over our own citizens.
America should not tolerate a president relishing in Pinochet-style rule over our own citizens.
Yes, because my stomach gets upset over the acid in coffee, that makes me "LIBRUL"
I mean i am liberal because I don't want the world to go to shit by being run by companies, but that's not why I want milk in my coffee
I mean i am liberal because I don't want the world to go to shit by being run by companies, but that's not why I want milk in my coffee
Latte-swilling ‘performative males’: why milky drinks are shorthand for liberal
Latte-swilling ‘performative males’: why milky drinks are shorthand for liberal
Americans are fretting over a type of man who drinks matcha and expresses alternative masculinity – but the ‘latte liberal’ stereotype has existed for decades
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Yes, because my stomach gets upset over the acid in coffee, that makes me "LIBRUL"
I mean i am liberal because I don't want the world to go to shit by being run by companies, but that's not why I want milk in my coffee
I mean i am liberal because I don't want the world to go to shit by being run by companies, but that's not why I want milk in my coffee
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They’re doing all this to prevent people from MEMORIALIZING A MASS SHOOTING
The DeSantis administration currently has at least seven Florida Highway Patrol troopers just on anti-chalk duty: Two watching from a Dunkin Donuts next door and five more parked in the lot right behind them.
August 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
They’re doing all this to prevent people from MEMORIALIZING A MASS SHOOTING
Random shower thought after listening to "The Zenith Rise" by @ibuiltthesky.bsky.social
I would love to hear a collab between IBtS and @darrenkorb.bsky.social on a future video game soundtrack, ideally something in the style of Gradius (bullet hell shmup) or Final Fight/TMNT brawler.
I would love to hear a collab between IBtS and @darrenkorb.bsky.social on a future video game soundtrack, ideally something in the style of Gradius (bullet hell shmup) or Final Fight/TMNT brawler.
August 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Random shower thought after listening to "The Zenith Rise" by @ibuiltthesky.bsky.social
I would love to hear a collab between IBtS and @darrenkorb.bsky.social on a future video game soundtrack, ideally something in the style of Gradius (bullet hell shmup) or Final Fight/TMNT brawler.
I would love to hear a collab between IBtS and @darrenkorb.bsky.social on a future video game soundtrack, ideally something in the style of Gradius (bullet hell shmup) or Final Fight/TMNT brawler.